tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post7652841747743752821..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Hawk aircraft proposals to feature in Modi’s talks in LondonBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-17993260718380943562015-11-14T12:47:17.314-08:002015-11-14T12:47:17.314-08:00The use of hawk as a CAS aircraft is quite a sound...The use of hawk as a CAS aircraft is quite a sound idea. The IAF should look at bringing these in early to augument its reduced fleet and improve sortie ratesgurinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161306658980192106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-73873447684017158882015-11-12T18:36:42.707-08:002015-11-12T18:36:42.707-08:00This must be combat hawk. Makes a lot if sense to ...This must be combat hawk. Makes a lot if sense to buy it rather than expensive Rafale. Rafale role most probably can be performed by SU-30 loaded with Brhmos/Nirbhay.<br /><br />We need to balance our airforce with more single jet engine planes. Even US has more F-16s than expensive F-15s.<br />Whatever su-30 we have should suffice.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-86707900869906382052015-11-11T21:54:33.223-08:002015-11-11T21:54:33.223-08:00So, Russian display team flies Sukhois, American d...So, Russian display team flies Sukhois, American display team flies F-16 and F-18s, Chinese display team flies J-10s but Indian display team will fly British Hawks?? Air display teams generate interest in the local industry and entice the audience to think better of the aircraft and pilots. But here it seems a free advertisement for BAE and not for any Indian product.<br /><br />Who are they displaying to? What is the gain out of it? What is this Hawk going to do which LCA Tejas cannot do? And wouldn't this extra 20 aircraft be an additional order for the local Tejas aircraft factory? If the cost per hour is an issue, then why not go for the cheapest aircraft - Pilatus PC-7? They are also used in display teams.<br /><br />Instead of using Tejas for the Indian display team, the Imported Air Force is showing its infatuation by even importing the aircraft for its display team !!! The lasting impression after a display of this kind would be - Oh! Indian pilots are good but pity! India can't make an aircraft of any kind !!! RAjeshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-44447324268372682762015-11-11T21:03:41.283-08:002015-11-11T21:03:41.283-08:00pipe dream... sitara hub...pipe dream... sitara hub...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-34249763377855246012015-11-11T09:31:00.404-08:002015-11-11T09:31:00.404-08:00Side track comment below -
I am curious to know ...Side track comment below - <br /><br />I am curious to know what is the level of our ability to indegenously develop power plants for our Big Ticket fighting equipment. <br /><br />For Fixed Wing Jets, my understanding is all the engines are foreign. None have been developed indegenously. I also understand if we have more than enough engines it will indirectly allow for more flying time for our pilots, which will allow for a more experienced Pilot corps. <br /><br />Also the conventional powerplants for our Naval ships are non indegenous. Im not sure about the powerplants of our armored fighting vehicles are developed indegenously. <br /><br />In the rotary wing aircraft, I understand LCH,LUH,ALH these are using a Shakti engine which is a JV between Turbomeca and HAL, but if push comes to shove will be able to develop these engines by ourselves ? <br /><br />Otherwise, will some one please cut a deal with whoever it is to gain some TOT on engine technology. It has been the one thing that we are almost completely relying on Foreign nations. For a nation which has a metallurgical wonder as our embelem (ashok stambh) im sure we can find that elusive alloy, that is located in the center of jet engine to withstand extreme high temperatures, via greater research or via trade.<br /><br />I hope I am completely inaccurate in my assertion and am corrected. Thanks.Jean Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523465808756925391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-84308342828916160232015-11-11T05:19:13.459-08:002015-11-11T05:19:13.459-08:00Interesting prospect.Interesting prospect.Tako Nadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-49811049740894804362015-11-10T23:36:03.791-08:002015-11-10T23:36:03.791-08:00Surprising turn of events. I remember reading on t...Surprising turn of events. I remember reading on this blog a couple of years back that HAL was facing a lot of issues "integrating" (read screw driving) the Hawks and had alleged that BAE was not supplying the right "kits" with the right quality levels to HAL which also led to a crash of a Hawk. <br /><br />This goes to show what could have made this blog a Bill Sweetman level blog-instead of just going with the way the wind is blowing-efforts could have been made to understand what was causing this issue 2-3 years back and how it has been resolved and deeper analysis on what is HAL currently doing in the Hawk production line. Is it just "integrating" kits? Are any LRU's being made in India? Is the Adour jet engine being made in India (given than India has made Adour engine earlier)? What is the availability rate of the Hawk in IAF service? <br /><br />sad because your Arjun articles demonstrated this level of analysis.Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207506803118876840noreply@blogger.com